Army Ranger Sgt. 1st Class Cory Remsburg acknowledges applause from first lady Michelle Obama and others during President Obama's State of the Union address on Capitol Hill in Washington on Jan. 28, 2014. / J. Scott Applewhite, AP

by Melanie Eversley, USA TODAY

by Melanie Eversley, USA TODAY

The Twitterverse reacted emotionally Tuesday night to President Obama's introduction of a soldier in the audience who was severely injured in Afghanistan.

As the president and Army Sgt. 1st Class Cory Remsburg exchanged a thumbs-up sign and the audience gave him a standing ovation, Twitter users who up to that point were making fun of facial expressions and what people were wearing suddenly turned serious and tweeted praise for the soldier left blind in one eye and disabled. Remsburg suffered shrapnel in his brain on Oct. 1, 2009, from a roadside bomb in Afghanistan.

Obama's introduction and praise of the soldier and all those who serve in uniform came at the end of a speech that otherwise drew a mix of reactions. In fact, at points, social media users seemed more focused on surface than substance. According to the @TwitterGovernment account, the peak moment of the speech was when the president called for equal pay for women and the destruction of work policies that "belong in a Mad Men episode," referring to the television show set in the 1960s.

One star of the night -- Rep. Rosa DeLauro, a Connecticut Democrat, and her orange leather jacket. The whoop whoop reactions seemed to be just as much for the jacket as it was for what Twitter users described as a feisty style. The public took notice after DeLauro high-fived a colleague in the audience during the speech.

Not so much of a star, House Speaker John Boehner's complexion. The Ohio Republican appeared to be much darker on the television screen than Vice President Biden or even Obama. One Twitter user compared the speaker's color with the red in the flag nearby.

David Weller, @dcweller, tweeted, "It's January, why is Boehner a summer golden hue?" Tweeted Ken Fox, @kfox35, "Boehner's the darkest guy in that triumvirate (sp) â?? There SOMEONE said it â?¦ " Tweeted Jesse, @BajaZona, "Nice to see that Rep Boehner has his usual midsummer tan."

On issues, Twitter users seemed most moved by comments about Obamacare, the economy, equal pay and the environment.

Many tweets made fun of and repeated the quote, "Climate change is a fact." Tweeted bradrandom, @bradrandom, "Is it bad that I laughed out loud when I heard that on the #SOTU?" Tweeted Norm Van Ness, @Abnormal86, "You lost me at "Climate Change is a Fact."

But Twitter users shouted out a lot of support for his call for Congress to restore unemployment benefits for those for whom they've expired. Tweeted Mark Sump, @marksump, "restore unemployment for those strugglingâ?¦ Yeah baby!" Tweeted HumanNature, @sarahsside, "Mr. President, thank you for going on offense on this issue. Yes WE can pay for them."